The political and intellectual culture platform Africa Is a Country (AIAC) has announced its inaugural Fellowship Program, “of up to US$3,000 to create original work on a topic of their choice for AIAC over a 9-month period.” Supported by the Shuttleworth Foundation and the Open Society Foundation, the Africa Is a Country Fellowship Program aims […]
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Oxford English Dictionary Recognizes West African English, Adds 29 Nigerian Words & Senses
Oxford English Dictionary has recognized West African English, bringing its number of World Englishes to 15, including Australian, Canadian, Caribbean, Hong Kong, Irish, Manx, New Zealand, Philippine, Scottish, Singapore and Malaysian, South African, and Welsh Englishes. It announced this in a release note entitled “West African English Pronunciations“: We have been expanding our representation of written and spoken […]
100 Most Influential Young Nigerians: Otosirieze Obi-Young, Arit Okpo, Kiki Mordi, Richard Akuson & Olutimehin Adegbeye Make Avance Media’s List
Brittle Paper’s Deputy Editor Otosirieze Obi-Young has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Young Nigerians” in 2019 by leading PR and rating firm Avance Media. Obi-Young, who received the inaugural The Future Awards Africa Nigeria Prize for Literature last year, is placed in the “Personal Development and Academia” category. He is the only […]
For Working Class Writers & Refugees, Sulaiman Addonia Is Giving Out 40 Free Tickets to the Asmara Addis Festival
When writing is described as an elitist profession, critics mean that opportunities in the field are determined by access, which is often the preserve of the privileged. The Eritrean-Ethiopian-British novelist Sulaiman Addonia, who was once a refugee, understands this. Days ago, the Silence Is My Mother Tongue author made a tweet offering 40 free tickets […]
Modern Sudanese Poetry | New Anthology Spans Six Decades of Sudanese History & Cultural Intersections
Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology, translated and edited by the Sudanese poet Adil Babikir, was published in paperback in September 2019, as part of the University of Nebraska Press’ African Poetry Book Series. The 186-page book, which comes with a foreword by the Egyptian poet Matthew Shenoda, who served as its supervising editor, was named […]
Chuma Nwokolo Compensated in Plagiarism Lawsuit Against High Definition Film Studio, Shares More Stories of Plagiarism of His Work
In November 2019, the Nigerian author Chuma Nwokolo called out Nollywood filmmaker Bright Wonder Obasi for using sections of his short story without permission or due credit. Nwokolo pointed out scenes in Obasi’s 2018 film If I Am President which bore “disturbing similarities” to his 2010 story, “Ten Commandments of Nigerian Politics.” He then hinted […]
Apply to the African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme
African Writers Trust (AWT) is a non-profit collective that seeks to promote the sharing of skills and resources, and to foster knowledge between writers in the African continent and in the diaspora. Founded in 2009 by the Ugandan novelist Goretti Kyomuhendo and currently headquartered in London, its board includes the novelists Zakes Mda, Helon Habila, […]
Dr Stella Nyanzi Receives Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression
The Ugandan academic and gender and queer rights advocate Dr Stella Nyanzi has been awarded the 2020 Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression, given annually to writers and journalists in recognition of their significant contribution to freedom of expression despite the danger to their own lives. The award ceremony was held as part […]
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